South of Ireland 2018
117th South of Ireland Amateur Open, sponsored by Pierse Motors Volkswagen
Final - Sunday, July 29
- Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk) bt Rowan Lester (Hermitage) 20th
Semi-finals - Sunday, July 29
- Rowan Lester (Hermitage) bt Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little) 3/2
- Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk) bt Mark Power (Kilkenny) 5/4.
Quarter-finals - Saturday, July 28
- Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little) bt Eugene Smith (Laytown/B’town) 1 hole;
- Rowan Lester (Hermitage) bt Reece Black (Hilton Templepatrick) 1 holes
- Mark Power (Kilkenny) bt Alan Fahy (Dun Laoghaire) 2/1
- Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk) bt Paul Murphy (Rosslare) 2/1
Round three - Saturday, July 28
- Eugene Smith (Laytown/B’town) bt Peter O’Keeffe (Douglas) 2 holes;
- Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little) bt James Sugrue (Mallow) 4/3;
- Reece Black (Hilton Templepatrick) bt John Hickey (Cork) 1 hole;
- Rowan Lester (Hermitage) bt Jack Blake (The Island) 4/3;
- Alan Fahy (Dun Laoghaire) bt Gary O’Flaherty (Cork) 3/1;
- Mark Power (Kilkenny) bt Andrew McCormack (Castletroy) 6/5;
- Paul Murphy (Rosslare) bt Keith Egan (Carton House) 3/1;
- Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk) bt Ross Dutton (Tandragee) 2/1.
Round Two - Friday, July 27
- E Smith (Laytown/B’town) bt R Mullarney (Galway) 2/1;
- P O’Keeffe (Douglas) bt G Royston (Cotswold Downs, RSA) 3/2;
- J McDonnell (Forrest Little) bt H Foley (Royal Dublin) 4/3;
- J Sugrue (Mallow) bt R Latimer (Knock) 22nd;
- R Black (Hilton Templepatrick) bt P McKeever (Castle) 3/2
- J Hickey (Cork) bt R Moran (Castle) 3/2;
- J Blake (The Island) bt T Neenan (Lahinch) 1H;
- R Lester (Hermitage) bt D Foy (Laytown/B’town) 6/4;
- A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire) bt J Yates (Naas) 1H;
- G O’Flaherty (Cork) bt S Desmond (Monkstown) 3/2
- A McCormack (Castletroy) bt R O’Connor (Co Sligo) 5/3;
- M Power (Kilkenny) bt S Watts (Cairndhu) 4/3;
- K Egan (Carton House) bt A Gleeson (Castle) 4/3;
- P Murphy (Rosslare) bt A Ryan (Thurles) 1H;
- R Dutton (Tandragee) bt M McCormack (Moss Creek, USA) 1H;
- C Rafferty (Dundalk) bt E Griffin (Waterford) 4/3.
Round One - Friday, July 27
- R Mullarney (Galway) bt M Reddan (Limerick) 7/6;
- E Smith (Laytown/B’town) bt J Kehoe (Limerick) 3/2;
- G Royston (Cotswold Downs LC, South Africa) bt D Brophy (Castleknock) 3/1;
- P O’Keeffe (Douglas) bt M Nolan (Dun Laoghaire) 2H;
- J McDonnell (Forrest Little) bt M Kalfjall (Wasby, Sweeden) 3/2;
- H Foley (Royal Dublin) bt P Connolly (Killeen Castle) 7/5;
- R Latimer (Knock) bt R Williamson (Holywood) 2/1;
- J Sugrue (Mallow) bt J Madden (Royal Portrush) 3/1;
- R Black (Hilton Templepatrick) bt D Coghlan (Portmarnock) 2/1;
- P McKeever (Castle) bt J Ryan (Castletroy) 20th;
- J Hickey (Cork) bt M Norton (Belvoir Park) 1H;
- R Moran (Castle) bt T Clarke (Royal Portrush) 1H;
- T Neenan (Lahinch) bt C Butler (Kinsale) 3/1;
- J Blake (The Island) bt H Duggan (Kilkenny) 1H;
- D Foy (Laytown/B’town) bt R Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire) 4/3;
- R Lester (Hermitage) bt M Horan (Birr) 3/2;
- J Yates (Naas) bt F O’Sullivan (Tralee) 2/1;
- A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire) bt P Kerr (Royal Portrush) 19th;
- S Desmond (Monkstown) bt N Carroll (Galway Bay) 3/2;
- G O’Flaherty (Cork) bt M McKinstry (Cairndhu) 1H;
- R O’Connor (Co Sligo) bt T McLarnon (Massereene) 3/2;
- A McCormack (Castletroy) bt J Fox (Portmarnock) 5/4;
- S Watts (Cairndhu) bt M O’Kelly (Limerick) 4/3;
- M Power (Kilkenny) bt M Boucher (Carton House) 2/1;
- A Gleeson (Castle) bt S Greenberg (Tandragee) 6/5;
- K Egan (Carton House) bt M McClean (Malone) 2/1;
- A Ryan (Thurles) bt P Coughlan (Castleknock) 4/3;
- P Murphy (Rosslare) bt R Cannon (Balbriggan) 5/4;
- M McCormack (Moss Creek, USA) bt J Rackard (Enniscorthy) 2/1;
- R Dutton (Tandragee) bt G Ward (Kinsale) 20th;
- E Griffin (Waterford) bt R McKeever (Castle) 3/2;
- C Rafferty (Dundalk) bt N Hearns (Mountrath) 6/4.
Qualifiers
65 M Power (Kilkenny) leading qualifier, R Black (Hilton Templepatrick);
66 J Sugrue (Mallow), J Yates (Naas), C Rafferty (Dundalk);
67 M McCormack (Moss Creek,USA);
68 J McDonnell (Forrest Little), C Butler (Kinsale), H Foley (Royal Dublin), G O'Flaherty (Cork);
69 R Dutton (Tandragee), R Lester (Hermitage), N Carroll (Galway Bay), H Duggan (Kilkenny), R Moran (Castle), R Cannon (Balbriggan);
70 J Hickey (Cork), A McCormack (Castletroy), P Coughlan (Castleknock), G Royston (Cotswold Downs LC, South Africa), R Mullarney (Galway), E Smith (Laytown & Bettystown), M McClean (Malone ), S Watts (Cairndhu);
71 J Ryan (Castletroy), A Gleeson (Castle), R Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire), A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire), R McKeever (Castle), R Williamson (Holywood), R Latimer (Knock ), E Griffin (Waterford), P Kerr (Royal Portrush), D Foy (Laytown & Bettystown), P McKeever (Castle);
72 M O'Kelly (Limerick), K Egan (Carton House), J Kehoe (Limerick), D Brophy (Castleknock), T McLarnon (Massereene), A Ryan (Thurles), J Fox (Portmarnock), M Norton (Belvoir Park), J Blake (The Island), S Desmond (Monkstown), G Ward (Kinsale), P O'Keeffe (Douglas), P Connolly (Killeen Castle);
73 M Kalfjall (Wäsby, Sweden), J Rackard (Enniscorthy), M McKinstry (Cairndhu), T Neenan (Lahinch), T Clarke (Royal Portrush), R O'Connor (Co. Sligo), P Murphy (Rosslare), M Nolan (Dun Laoghaire), M Reddan (Limerick ), S Greenberg (Tandragee), M Boucher (Carton House), D Coghlan (Portmarnock);
74 M Horan (Birr), F O’Sullivan (Tralee), N Hearns (Mountrath), J Madden (Royal Portrush).
Non-qualifiers
74 K Shreves (Congressional CC, USA), D Morley (Oughterard), D McCusker (Moyola Park), R Berkeley (Dun Laoghaire), J Hearn (Tramore), E Rumley (Kinsale), A Doran (Co. Louth), J Whelan (Newlands);
75 D McMahon (Castletroy), J Walsh (Castle), C Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire), G Dunne (Co. Louth), R Clarke (Wexford), R Brazill (Naas), T O'Connor (Athlone), K McCarthy (Kinsale), K Murphy (Dun Laoghaire), B Anderson (Royal Dublin), J Greene (Portmarnock), C Ryan (Dun Laoghaire), S Poucher (Limerick), H O'Hare (Fortwilliam), M Looby (Greystones), S Walsh (Portmarnock), P O'Hara (Kilkenny), O O'Brien (Limerick), R O'Doherty (Enniscrone ), S Flanagan (Co. Sligo), L Power (Galway), O Devereux (Carton House);
76 J Maginn (Mourne), P Murray (Clontarf), D Callister (Mount Murray, Isle of Man), P O'Connor (Macroom), G O'Mahony (Fota Island), H Gillivan (Westport), N McCann (Lurgan), N Schaffrath (GLC Berlin-Wannsee, Germany), G Collins (Rosslare), D Brady (Co. Sligo), P Carey (Nenagh), J Lyons (Galway);
77 J Bolger (Jnr) (Courtown), M O'Neill (Coollattin), S Barker (Mourne), R Knightly (Royal Dublin), P Sheehan (Ballybunion), P Brennan (Belvoir Park), J O'Leary (Dromoland), R Pierse (Grange), B Shally (Dromoland), J Doherty (Carton House), B Gilligan (Woodstock), M Burke (Galway);
78 T Ford (Co. Sligo), E Stack (Ballybunion), P Flynn (Tramore), A McDaid (Palmerstown House Estate), E Long (Monkstown), D Crawford (Bundoran), G McGrane (The Royal Dublin), M Buggy (Castlecomer), I O'Rourke (Royal Dublin);
79 R Kenny (Arklow), S Carter (Royal Dublin), J Temple (Portmarnock), T Cleary (Woodstock), C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown);
80 C Feeney (Co. Sligo), S Hogan (Nenagh), J Fletcher (Warrenpoint), G Nugent (Kilkenny);
81 R McCormack (Palmerstown House Estate), E Farrell (Ardee), I Bohane (Lee Valley), M McHugh (Abu Dhabi National, UAE), C Cunningham (Carton House);
82 G Fitzmaurice (Balcarrick), M McKenna (Dun Laoghaire);
83 D Murphy (Portarlington);
84 M Kennelly (Galway Bay), G Carr (Mullingar);
85 C Twomey (Fermoy ), B Loftus (Lahinch), C Vaughan (Limerick);
88 K Daniels (Loughrea).
Round one
65 M Power (Kilkenny), R Black (Hilton Templepatrick);
66 J Sugrue (Mallow), J Yates (Naas), C Rafferty (Dundalk);
67 M McCormack (Moss Creek,USA);
68 J McDonnell (Forrest Little), C Butler (Kinsale), H Foley (Royal Dublin), G O’Flaherty (Cork);
69 R Dutton (Tandragee), R Lester (Hermitage), N Carroll (Galway Bay), H Duggan (Kilkenny), R Moran (Castle), R Cannon (Balbriggan);
70 J Hickey (Cork), A McCormack (Castletroy), P Coughlan (Castleknock), G Royston (Cotswold Downs LC, South Africa), R Mullarney (Galway), E Smith (Laytown & Bettystown), M McClean (Malone), S Watts (Cairndhu);
71 J Ryan (Castletroy), A Gleeson (Castle), R Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire), A Fahy (Dun Laoghaire), R McKeever (Castle), R Williamson (Holywood), R Latimer (Knock), E Griffin (Waterford), P Kerr (Royal Portrush), D Foy (Laytown & Bettystown), P McKeever (Castle);
72 M O’Kelly (Limerick), K Egan (Carton House), J Kehoe (Limerick), D Brophy (Castleknock), T McLarnon (Massereene), A Ryan (Thurles), J Fox (Portmarnock), M Norton (Belvoir Park), J Blake (The Island), S Desmond (Monkstown), G Ward (Kinsale), P O’Keeffe (Douglas), P Connolly (Killeen Castle);
73 M Kalfjall (Wäsby, Sweden), J Rackard (Enniscorthy), M McKinstry (Cairndhu), T Neenan (Lahinch), T Clarke (Royal Portrush), R O'Connor (Co. Sligo), P Murphy (Rosslare), M Nolan (Dun Laoghaire), M Reddan (Limerick), S Greenberg (Tandragee), M Boucher (Carton House), D Coghlan (Portmarnock);
74 M Horan (Birr), F O’Sullivan (Tralee), N Hearns (Mountrath), J Madden (Royal Portrush), K Shreves (Congressional Country Club, USA), D Morley (Oughterard), D McCusker (Moyola Park), R Berkeley (Dun Laoghaire), J Hearn (Tramore), E Rumley (Kinsale), A Doran (Co. Louth), J Whelan (Newlands);
75 D McMahon (Castletroy), J Walsh (Castle), C Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire), G Dunne (Co. Louth), R Clarke (Wexford), R Brazill (Naas), T O’Connor (Athlone), K McCarthy (Kinsale), K Murphy (Dun Laoghaire), B Anderson (Royal Dublin), J Greene (Portmarnock), C Ryan (Dun Laoghaire), S Poucher (Limerick), H O’Hare (Fortwilliam), M Looby (Greystones), S Walsh (Portmarnock), P O’Hara (Kilkenny), O O’Brien (Limerick), R O’Doherty (Enniscrone), S Flanagan (Co. Sligo), L Power (Galway), O Devereux (Carton House);
76 J Maginn (Mourne), P Murray (Clontarf), D Callister (Mount Murray, Isle of Man), P O’Connor (Macroom), G O'Mahony (Fota Island), H Gillivan (Westport), N McCann (Lurgan), N Schaffrath (GLC Berlin-Wannsee, Germany), G Collins (Rosslare), D Brady (Co. Sligo), P Carey (Nenagh), J Lyons (Galway);
77 J Bolger (Jnr) (Courtown), M O’Neill (Coollattin), S Barker (Mourne), R Knightly (Royal Dublin), P Sheehan (Ballybunion), P Brennan (Belvoir Park), J O’Leary (Dromoland), R Pierse (Grange), B Shally (Dromoland), J Doherty (Carton House), B Gilligan (Woodstock), M Burke (Galway);
78 T Ford (Co. Sligo), E Stack (Ballybunion), P Flynn (Tramore), A McDaid (Palmerstown House Estate), E Long (Monkstown), D Crawford (Bundoran), G McGrane (The Royal Dublin), M Buggy (Castlecomer), I O’Rourke (Royal Dublin);
79 R Kenny (Arklow), S Carter (Royal Dublin), J Temple (Portmarnock), T Cleary (Woodstock), C Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown);
80 C Feeney (Co. Sligo), S Hogan (Nenagh), J Fletcher (Warrenpoint), G Nugent (Kilkenny);
81 R McCormack (Palmerstown House Estate), E Farrell (Ardee), I Bohane (Lee Valley), M McHugh (Abu Dhabi National, UAE), C Cunningham (Carton House)
82 G Fitzmaurice (Balcarrick), M McKenna (Dun Laoghaire);
83 D Murphy (Portarlington);
84 M Kennelly (Galway Bay), G Carr (Mullingar);
85 C Twomey (Fermoy), B Loftus (Lahinch), C Vaughan (Limerick);
88 K Daniels (Loughrea).
Tee-times
07:00/11:20 Nathan McCann (Lurgan), Greg O’Mahony (Fota Island), Ryan O’Doherty (Enniscrone);
- 07:10/11:30 Aaron Ryan (Thurles), Paul O’Hara (Kilkenny), Michal J Kennelly (Galway Bay);
- 07:20/11:40 Ross McKeever (Castle), Ruairi O’Connor (Co Sligo), Eric Rumley (Kinsale);
- 07:30/11:50 Mikey Burke (Galway), Jason Rackard (Enniscorthy), Kieran McCarthy (Kinsale);
- 07:40/12:00 Cathal Butler (Kinsale), John Bolger (Courtown), Tony Cleary (Woodstock);
- 07:50/12:10 Anthony McDaid (Palmerstown Hse), Jason O’Leary (Dromoland Castle), Martin O’Neill (Coollattin);
- 08:00/12:30 Cian Geraghty (Laytown/B’stown), Thomas Neenan (Lahinch), Max Kalfjaal (Wasby, Swe);
- 08:10/12:40 Justin Kehoe (Limerick), Keith Daniels (Loughrea), Adam Doran (Co Louth);
- 08:20/12:50 Ryan Berkeley (Dun Laoghaire), Jack Blake (The Island), Daryl Callister (Eng);
- 08:30/13:00 Michael O’Kelly (Limerick), Keegan Shreves (USA), Stephen Barker (Mourne);
- 08:50/13:10 Owen O’Brien (Limerick), Gareth A Carr (Mullingar), David Brady (Co Sligo);
- 09:00/13:20 Eugene Smith (Laytown/B’stown), Harry Gillivan (Westport), Ross Dutton (Tandragee);
- 09:10/13:30 John Hickey (Cork), Marc Norton (Belvoir Park), Conor Ryan (Dun Laoghaire);
- 09:20/13:40 Ian O’Rourke (Royal Dublin), TJ Ford (Co Sligo), James Fox (Portmarnock);
- 09:30/13:50 Colin Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire), Mathew McClean (Malone), Pat Murray (Clontarf);
- 09:40/14:00 Peter McKeever (Castle), Niall Carroll (Galway Bay), Gary O’Flaherty (Cork);
- 09:50/14:20 Marc McCormack (USA), Devin Morley (Oughterard), Thomas O’Connor (Athlone);
- 10:00/14:30 Oisin Devereaux (Carton House), James Sugrue (Mallow), Gerard Dunne (Co Louth);
- 10:10/14:40 Gary Ward (Kinsale), Darragh Coghlan (Portmarnock), Robert Brazill (Naas);
- 10:20/14:50 Jack Ryan (Castletroy), Paul Murphy (Rosslare), Robbie Pierse (Grange);
- 10:40/15:00 Ross Latimer (Knock), Andrew McCormack (Castletroy), Marcus Looby (Greystones);
- 10:50/15:10 Hugh Foley (Royal Dublin), Marc McKinstry (Cairndhu), Ross Kenny (Arklow);
- 11:00/15:20 Rory Williamson (Holywood), Jack Walsh (Castle), Robert Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire);
- 11:10/15:30 Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little), Daniel Murphy (Portarlington), Hugh O’Hare (Fortwilliam);
- 11:20/15:40 Dean McMahon (Castletroy), David Foy (Laytown & Bettystown), Joe Lyons (Forrest Little);
- 11:30/15:50 Marc Boucher (Carton House), Sean Desmond (Monkstown), Paraic Connolly (Killeen Castle);
- 11:40/07:00 Stephen Watts (Cairndhu), Peter O’Keeffe (Douglas), Mickey McHugh (UAE);
- 11:50/07:10 Nikolai Schaffrath (Germany), Reece Black (Hilton Templepatrick), Jack Doherty (Carton House);
- 12:00/07:20 Robert Moran (Castle), Keith Murphy (Dun Laoghaire), Jack Madden (Royal Portrush);
- 12:10/07:30 Bob Loftus (Lahinch), Tyrone Clarke (Royal Portrush), Stephen Walsh (Portmarnock);
- 12:30/07:40 Rhys Clarke (Wexford), Colin Cunningham (Carton House), Niall Hearns (Mountrath);
- 12:40/07:50 Shane Hogan (Nenagh), Michael Horan (Birr), Harry Duggan (Kilkenny);
- 12:50/08:00 Eanna Griffin (Waterford), Jake Whelan (Newlands), Peter Kerr (Royal Portrush);
- 13:00/08:10 Paul Coughlan (Castleknock), Paul Carey (Nenagh), Barry Anderson (Royal Dublin);
- 13:10/08:20 Alan Fahy (Dun Laoghaire), Eoghan Long (Monkstown), Graham Nugent (Kilkenny);
- 13:20/08:30 Robert Cannon (Balbriggan), Gregory Royston (South Africa), Jamie Fletcher (Warrenpoint);
- 13:30/08:50 Sean Flanagan (Co Sligo), Tiarnan McLarnon (Massereene), Gary Collins (Rosslare);
- 13:40/09:00 Jonathan Yates (Naas), Ronan Mullarney (Galway), Mark Power (Kilkenny);
- 13:50/09:10 Rowan Lester (Hermitage), Dylan Brophy (Castleknock), Keith Egan (Carton House);
- 14:00/09:20 Alex Gleeson (Castle), James Temple (Portmarnock), Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk);
- 14:20/09:30 Edward Stack (Ballybunion), Jack Hearn (Tramore), Mark McKenna (Dun Laoghaire);
- 14:30/09:40 John Greene (Portmarnock), Paul Flynn (Tramore), Evan Farrell (Ardee);
- 14:40/09:50 Gavin Fitzmaurice (Balcarrick), Brian Gilligan (Woodstock), Darragh Crawford (Bundoran);
- 14:50/10:00 Damien McCusker (Moyola Park), Gary McGrane (The Royal Dublin), Ian Bohane (Lee Valley);
- 15:00/10:10 Stefan Greenberg (Tandragee), James Maginn (Mourne), Ross McCormack (Palmerstown House);
- 15:10/10:20 Sean Poucher (Limerick), Brian Shally (Dromoland Castle), Cillian Twomey (Fermoy);
- 15:20/10:40 Ciaran Vaughan (Limerick), Padraig O’Connor (Macroom), Shaun Carter (Royal Dublin);
- 15:30/10:50 Liam Power (Galway), Richard Knightly (Royal Dublin), Michael Reddan (Limerick);
- 15:40/11:00 Patrick Brennan (Belvoir Park), Marc Nolan (Dun Laoghaire), Cian Feeney (Co Sligo);
- 15:50/11:10 Michael Buggy (Castlecomer), Fergal O’Sullivan (Tralee), Peter Sheehan (Ballybunion).